Happy New Year

Happy 2010! I'm feeling especially contemplative this time around. I'm not only thinking about the year in review, but really the past decade. I feel so old saying this but 10 years just flew by. I graduated college in 2000 and it definitely doesn't feel like it was 10 years ago! It was a totally different world then. I was fresh out of college, the economy was booming thanks to all the new dot coms, and 'terrorism' wasn't really a part of our vocabulary. It was definitely the decade of growing up. My world really changed in 2001 when, after a 6 week trip to Europe I got engaged, then 9-11 came a few short months later and the world really did feel like a different place, yet I was busy planning a wedding and dreaming of my new life as a married woman. I lost both my grandmothers, welcomed a niece and nephew into the world (along with many other babies of dear friends), bought my first house and of course, my beloved dog. I've been able to travel the world with my job and begin to understand, just the tiniest bit, the harsh realities people face and yet the perseverance, deep joy and appreciation that some of those same people have for the smallest things, and envied the sense of community that we seem to be lacking in this country.

I wonder what the tens will bring? It's kind of scary to think about. I'm sure there will be some hard things, but many wonderful things too. All part of the great adventure. I don't know about this blog... it might go on hiatus until I have kids! I continually feel that I don't have too much to share, or at least I'm no good at documenting it. I will leave you with one of the few photos I took at Christmas, of my charming husband. You can see why he cracks me up. Every day, pretty much.